The Children's Institute
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The Children's Institute is a private, non-public school in Verona, New Jersey
for children and teenagers with disablites. They offer education from kindergarten
to college
age. They also have monthly field trips, Chorus Concerts, Girl Scouts, Fridays Clubs, Structure Leisure Time (SLT), Career Ed (Thursdays Only) and "The School Store".
and shelter in Newark, New Jersey
in 1883. Since 1999, it moved into its current facilities in Verona, which were donated to the school by the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-LaRoche.
This is one of several organizations with the name "Children's Institute" in the USA. There also is a Children's Institute, Inc., in Los Angeles, CA (http://www.childrensinstitute.org/).
See the Discussion section for information about a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit, the Children's Institute, Inc., in Rochester, NY (http://www.childrensinstitute.net/). An example of a presentation from the Children's Institute, Inc., in Rochester, New York, titled "Readiness to Change: An approach for supporting directors as agents of change," is on the NACCRRA website (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies). See External Links for the link to this material.
Verona, New Jersey
Verona is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,332.In 2008, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Verona #1 in Essex County and #3 in New Jersey as "Top Places to Live in New Jersey".-History:Verona and several...
for children and teenagers with disablites. They offer education from kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
age. They also have monthly field trips, Chorus Concerts, Girl Scouts, Fridays Clubs, Structure Leisure Time (SLT), Career Ed (Thursdays Only) and "The School Store".
History
The Children's Institute started as an orphanageOrphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
and shelter in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
in 1883. Since 1999, it moved into its current facilities in Verona, which were donated to the school by the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-LaRoche.
This is one of several organizations with the name "Children's Institute" in the USA. There also is a Children's Institute, Inc., in Los Angeles, CA (http://www.childrensinstitute.org/).
See the Discussion section for information about a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit, the Children's Institute, Inc., in Rochester, NY (http://www.childrensinstitute.net/). An example of a presentation from the Children's Institute, Inc., in Rochester, New York, titled "Readiness to Change: An approach for supporting directors as agents of change," is on the NACCRRA website (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies). See External Links for the link to this material.
External links
- The Children's Institute, Inc., 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit in Rochester, New York
- http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/symposium/docs/Improving%20Child%20Care%20Quality%20-%20Supporting%20Directors%20as%20Agents%20of%20Change.%20Shira%20Peterson.pdf, Children's Institute, Inc., Rochester, NY, presentation on National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies - NACCRRA]]
- The Children's Institute in Los Angeles, California